Chapter 498: Killing the Three Plus One of the Match
The Heat players are really starting to fight hard, they have no way back at this time, and there is nothing to worry about, they will fight with all their strength for every ball, and every rebound will cause a muscle-to-muscle confrontation.
Wang Lei was forced to replace the starters after the start of the fourth quarter, not that he didn't trust the bench players, but the mentality of the runners bench players at this time was a little too excited, and Wang Lei was afraid that something would happen again, which would lead to the postponement of the suspense of the game.
To be honest, Wang Lei is also a little impatient now, and he doesn't want to wait any longer.
The Runners' starters immediately felt the pressure unlike any of their previous games, with the Heat's players barely playing a game of basketball, but like a mixed martial arts game.
The referee's whistle didn't favor anyone, which caused the Heat to start to foul an increase in fouls, but even so, the Heat players still fought for every ball.
Turgun continued to face Wall after returning to the court, and although Turgun was not involved much in defense, he could feel the Heat's madness at this time from the increasing physical confrontation.
The 16-point gap did put a lot of pressure on the Heat players, but Clayson didn't know what to say to the Heat players after the third quarter, and everyone on the Heat team was almost silent and frantically scrambling.
Turgun's chances of receiving the ball are becoming less and less, and in previous games he could still look for opportunities to catch the ball through the cover of his teammates, but now Wall barely gives him any space, and it is completely a "body hair" level defense.
Despite this, the Runners' starters withstood the frantic pressure.
Turgun couldn't hold the ball and Salish started to control the ball with a rhythm.
Blair increased the attack in the low post at this time, the more fierce the opponent's counterattack, the more the runners had to find ways to ensure offensive efficiency, at this time, only Blair's low post attack is the safest, and he is also the most experienced player on the field.
Blair is not too worried about the Heat's bag when he receives the ball in the low post, or he wants the Heat to pack him, because as long as there is a bag, it means that there are Runners players in the gap, and according to the current level of tacit understanding of the Runners, they can make the Heat's rotation lose its due effect.
The low post did not contain Blair, which gave the "veteran" who was also eagerly waiting for the end of the game to give the opportunity.
Compared to the rest of the Runners, Blair can really be considered a veteran.
Although his heart was beating much faster than usual, Blair at this time still firmly grasped the opportunity, his singles in the low post were still gorgeous, and his footsteps were a combination of virtual and real, so that the Heat players who defended him had no chance to fight hard.
It was another signature step-back jumper, and Blair's steady shot helped the Runners stabilize the situation while also maintaining a double-digit lead.
As the fourth quarter wore on, the Heat's fierce comeback didn't end, and it seemed like the Heat didn't want to miss a minute or a chance until the game was completely out of suspense.
Turgun still didn't have many chances in attack, but he didn't stop at this point, he felt a little tired, but more excited.
Although Wall's defense was almost entirely on Turgon's body, Turgun knew he couldn't stop, he needed to use his movement to open up space for his teammates, and he also had to be ready at all times, because there was no guarantee that the opportunity would not suddenly appear in the next moment.
By the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the Runners still had a 12-point lead over the Heat.
Although the 12-point gap does not seem like much, it is an insurmountable barrier for the Heat at this time.
Every time the Heat either attacked the basket, or made a three-point shot and then grabbed a rebound and scored two points, someone on the Runners' side would immediately step up and score in a more crisp way.
Under this blow after blow, the Heat players are like iron tools on the substrate being hammered with hydraulic hammers, their courage is lost, and their morale is decreasing.
With seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter, five minutes to go, Turgun finally waited for that hard-earned opportunity.
Salehi's shot from the outside bounced off the basket, and the Heat players scrambled for the rebound.
The ball bounced closer to Wall, who was going to grab the rebound and launch a fast break, and now there was no time to lose.
But at this time, the Heat players seemed to be a little too aggressive, and Wall was just about to grab the rebound, but he didn't expect to collide with his teammates who rushed to the basket to rush for the rebound.
Wall's basketball stumbled out of the interior as Turgun was in the right place.
Wall, who was hit by his teammates, got up as soon as he could, and he immediately pounced on Turgon, and at this time Wall still did not give up.
Turgon, who was lucky enough to get the basketball, didn't make the first shot, instead he was stunned for a second, and then made a jumper at the same time as Wall pounced.
Wall's bounce was very shot, so Turgun deliberately raised the arc, but inevitably he was hit by Wall at the moment of his shot.
The referee's whistle blew, Turgon's basketball was already shot, and Wall looked back at the basket.
The basketball almost went straight up and down into the net.
A very deliberate three-plus-one, a three-plus-one that really kills the game and suspense in a sense.
At this time, the entire Energy Balance Arena was already jubilant, because now everyone knew that a new champion had arrived.
Wall held his head in his hands, he couldn't believe what was going on, he could clearly feel that Turgun was waiting for that second on purpose, he was deliberately making three plus one.
In this situation, in this atmosphere, this player who looks even more white than a little white face dares to do such a bold thing, Wall really can't figure it out, he can't figure out what gave Turgun so much courage and confidence.
Turgun walked to the free throw line, picked up the ball and threw it out, the basketball went to the basket, and the Energy Balance Arena was jubilant.
The gap between the scores between the two sides once again came to 16 points, and the Heat suffered a fatal blow again.
Claeson had to use up the last timeout after the Heat sent a baseline shot, and he knew it was time to give up, but he still had a little bit of luck in his heart, just a little bit of luck, or rather courage.